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" Encouraging male African residents to become circumcised could reduce the number of HIV and Aids infections on the continent by 60 per cent, new data analysis suggests.  The re-analysis of existing research, published today in the Public Library of Science Medicine journal, claims that if all men in sub-Saharan Africa were circumcised over the next decade, two million HIV and Aids infections and 300,000 deaths could be prevented.  The effect is even more pronounced when translated over the next 20 years, with complete male circumcision leading to six millions lives being saved from HIV and Aids.  Male circumcision has been ritually practiced in certain areas of Africa for generations, and medical experts initially noted that in a continent wracked with HIV and Aids, ethnic groups that practiced male circumcision were less susceptible to the disease.  &amp;quot;If the level of effectiveness of circumcision suggested by the South African trial is correct, then, as one part of a range of measures to reduce the spread of HIV, it would seem logical to encourage the practice of male circumcision,&amp;quot; the report&amp;#039;s authors write.  &amp;quot;Most of the initial impact would be in men, but the reduction in the number of HIV-positive men would in time also lower the risk of women becoming infected.&amp;quot;  Ten per cent of the world&amp;#039;s people live in Africa, but the continent is home to two-thirds of the global HIV-infected population. In 2005 two million people died from Aids, compared to only 12,000 in western Europe and 27,000 in North America. \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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